The reason is simple.
Ipad mini 5 laminated display.
Video playback audio playback and internet browsing using wi fi or cellular data network.
Whether you re reading in the park or editing video in your home office the high brightness wide color and antireflective coating offer true to life detail and razor sharp text.
Ipads with laminated screens like an ipad pro are much much more expensive to fix than ipads with a non laminated screens like an ipad 5 or 6.
Ipad mini 5 still worth.
Ipad 8th gen vs ipad mini 5 laminated display or non laminated display.
Testing conducted by apple in february 2019 using preproduction ipad mini 5th generation units and software.
The ipad mini 5 s performance is excellent as is the screen.
Previously ipad 2 ipad mini 3 and ipad air.
Testing consisted of full battery discharge while performing each of the following tasks.
The ipad mini 5 includes the second generation touch id sensor below the display and it s fine.
And we made them all count.
Ipad mini packs over 3 million pixels into a 7 9 inch display.
Ipad mini 5 ipad 6.
Both the ipad mini 5 and ipad air 3 have laminated displays just like the ipad mini 4 and ipad air 2 and a considerable step up from the currently non laminated 9 7 inch ipad nothing.
We fix quite a few ipads for schools and have some thoughts on why if you re buying in bulk you should purchase an ipad that has as apple calls it a non laminated screen instead of a laminated ipad screen.
But there is no reason to use anything laminated on the pro screen.
Ipad mini 2 in silver ipad mini 4 in gold and ipad mini 5 in space gray ipad mini 5 ipad air 3 displays.
2048 by 1536 resolution at 326 ppi.
The ipad mini features a multi touch fully laminated 7 9 inch display with a 2048 x 1536 resolution at 326 pixels per inch the highest pixel density of any of apple s ipads.
7 9 inch retina laminated true tone display.